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Immigration News Flashes - 2009
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December 2009
November 2009
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November 30 |
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H-1B Visas Almost Gone
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November 20 |
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A Thousand Businesses
Served Notice for I-9 Inspections
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November 12
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Visa Waiver Program
Visitors should Disclose Receipt of 221(g) Notice as
Visa Denial on their ESTA Applications
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November 10 |
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Supreme Court Seeks
Solicitor General’s Opinion on Arizona Employer
Sanctions Law
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November 10
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USCIS Releases Updated H-1B Count for FY 2010
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November 10 |
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S.C. Poultry Plant Settles
with Government in Large-Scale Illegal Hiring Case
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September 2009
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September 25 |
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H-1B Cap Update for Fiscal
Year 2010
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September 14
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October Visa Bulletin
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September 14 |
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After 4 Delays, Federal
Contractors Required to Use E-Verify on or after Sept.
8, 2009
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September 9 |
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Court Denies Plaintiffs'
Injunction Request in Federal Contractor E-Verify
Litigation
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September 8 |
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Mandatory E-Verify
Requirements went into effect for Federal Contractors
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September 4 |
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OMB Extends Approval of
Form I-9
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September 4 |
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Plaintiffs file Emergency
Motion in Federal Contractor E-Verify Litigation
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August 2009
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August 31 |
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USCIS Monitoring Use of the
E-Verify and Sending Notices of Non-Compliance
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August 26
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ICE To Intensify Crackdown
on Employers of Undocumented Workers
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August 26
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DHS Rescinds “No-Match”
Rule and Shifts Enforcement Focus on Employers
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August 17 |
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CBP Announces Expansion of
Global Entry Program to Thirteen Additional Airports
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August 11 |
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September Visa Bulletin
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August 11 |
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USCIS Updates FY 2010 H-1B
Count and Reopens H-2B Fiscal Year 2009 Filing
Eligibility
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August 7 |
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H-1B Visa Applications in
Mexico - Third Country Nationals Applying for Visa
Renewal in Mexico With a New Employer are Cautioned
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July 2009
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July 31 |
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Receives Testimony on E-Verify
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July 22
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HR Manager of Columbia
Farms Indicted for Knowingly Hiring "Unauthorized
Aliens"
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July 22
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ICE Releases Fact Sheet on
F, J, M Driver's License Requirements
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July 21
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6th Annual CIS Ombudsman
Report
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July 21
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Secretary Napolitano
Announces New Agreement for State and Local Immigration
Enforcement Partnerships
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July 21
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August Visa Bulletin
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July 8 |
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DOL PERM and H Statistics
for First Quarter of 2009
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June 2009
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June 29 |
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Form I-9, Employment
Eligibility Verification
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June 26
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USCIS Updates FY 2010 H-1B
Count
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June 26
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E-Verify Scheduled Outage
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June 23 |
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Resumption of Premium
Processing Service for Immigrant Petition for Alien
Worker
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June 5
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Department of State
Announces Visa Availability Update
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June 1 |
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E-Verify Requirements
Delayed Again
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June 1 |
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Prepare for Summer Travel
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June 1 |
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H-1B Cap Numbers Still
Available
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May 2009
May 29
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Program Implemented to
Enhance Identification and Removal of San Diego County
Criminal Aliens
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May 29
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DHS Begins Test of
Biometric Exit Procedures at Two U.S. Airports: Next
Step Toward Deploying Biometric Exit Procedures for
International Travelers
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May 18 |
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Federal Prosecutors Agree
to Drop Identify-Theft Charges in Potsville
Slaughterhouse Case
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May 14 |
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John Morton Unanimously
Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of ICE
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May 6 |
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Supreme Court on Identity
Theft
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April 2009
April 28
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ICE Secretary Nominee
Provides Vision for Compliance Strategies
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April 28
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Painting Services Company
Owner Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Hiring, Money Laundering
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April 28
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ICE Indicts 2 in Georgia
for Immigration Conspiracy Involving Language Learning
Center
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April 24
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USCIS Provides Latest Count
on FY 2010 H-1B Cap Petitions
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April 24
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U.S. & Netherlands Launch Joint Air Travel Initiative
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April 24
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Court Denies Rehearing in
AZ Employer Sanctions Case
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April 23
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Recent Immigration Enforcement
and Reform Speeches and Testimony
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April 17
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The E-Verify Requirement
for Federal Contractors is Delayed Again
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April 6 |
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Information for Employer on
the Cap-Gap Extension of Optional Practical Training
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April 3
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14 Killed and Many More
Taken Hostage at an Immigration Services Center
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April 3
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New Form I-9 Requirements
Effective Today - April 3, 2009
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April 1
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Automatic Extensions Help
F-1 and OPT Students Bridge the Cap-Gap |
March 2009
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March 30 |
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Economic Crisis Forces
Delay Comprehensive Immigration Reform
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March 30 |
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Extension of Grant of
Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
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March 30 |
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District Court Overturns
Illinois E-Verify Prohibition
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March 30 |
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DOL Provides Current PERM
Processing Dates
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March 30 |
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USCIS Releases Updated
Handbook for Employers
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March 17
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E-Verify and EB-5 Regional
Center Pilot Programs Extended through September 30,
2009
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March 17
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April Visa Bulletin Shows
Movement for EB-3 China and India; Philippines and all
Other Chargeability Areas Retrogress Significantly
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March 11
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California Service Center
Discusses Documentation Confirming that the H-1B
Beneficiary has Completed Degree Requirements
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March 11
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U.S. Citizenship &
Immigration Services Eliminates FBI Name Check Backlogs
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March 11
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U.S. Department of Homeland
Security Releases Information on Stimulus Act Funding
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March 11 |
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U.S. Citizenship &
Immigration Services Updates Guidance on Security Checks
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March 11 |
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Foreign Nationals Face
Tougher Restrictions Under the U.K. Points Based System
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February 2009
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February 27 |
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President’s budget proposal
(Fiscal Year 2010) for Border Security and Immigration
Services
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February 26
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USCIS Expands Premium
Processing Services For Certain Immigrant Visa Petitions
(Form I-140)
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February 26
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EB-4 Nonminister Religious
Worker Program and EB-5 Pilot Investor Program Expiring
on March 6, 2009
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February 26
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New Non-Citizen Military
Recruitment Pilot Program
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February 23 |
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John Morton to Lead
Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Secretary
Napolitano Names Esther Olavarria as Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy
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February 11 |
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The Senate Stimulus Package
& U.S. Immigration Policy
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February 3 |
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House of Representatives
Approves Economic Stimulus Package to Include E-Verify
Requirement
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January 2009
January 30
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Another Gift from the Obama
Administration: Use of New Form
I-9 is Delayed Until April 3,
2009
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January 30 |
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H-1B Cap-Subject Filing
Period Fast Approaching
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January 28
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New US-Visit
Requirement for International Travelers, Including US
Permanent Residents, Now In Effect
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January 28
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New I-9 Must Be Used Beginning February 2, 2009
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January 28
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Effective Date of Mandating
E-Verify for Federal Contractors is Postponed Until May
21, 2009
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January 18 |
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DHS Reminds International
Travelers that CBP Begins Implementing New US-VISIT
Requirements on January 18
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January 13 |
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100,000 Employers Use
E-Verify Program
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January 12 |
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New Document Requirements
for U.S. and Canadian Travelers
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January 12 |
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USCIS Announces Filing
Location for All EB-5 Related Filings
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January 7 |
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Nebraska Service Center
Practice Tips on Scheduling Biometrics Appointments for
Reentry Permit Applications
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January 7 |
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H-2B Cap Count as of
December 26, 2008
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January 7 |
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Department of Homeland
Security Adds Malta to the Visa Waiver Program
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January 7 |
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U.S. Citizenship &
Immigration Services Ombudsman’s Issues Report on Use of
E-verify in Arizona
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